Data from VesselsValue also shows that Roswell was behind the acquisition of K Line’s nine-year-old aframax, the 115,000 dwt Singapore River, for $23.3m last month. The vessel was originally linked to Latsco Shipping.

Roswell Tankers currently has a fleet of six tankers, the largest being the 1999-built MR1 Aquila at 35,800 dwt.

Grant spent nine years at Informa Group based in London, Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore. He gained strong management experience in publishing, conferences and awards schemes in the shipping and legal areas, working on a number of titles including Lloyd's List. In 2009 Grant joined Seatrade responsible for the commercial development of Seatrade’s Asia products. In 2012, with Sam Chambers, he co-founded Asia Shipping Media.